Amnesty calls for change in Ireland’s abortion laws

“Pregnant women and girls risk putting their health and lives in danger if they remain in Ireland,” says an Amnesty report on Ireland’s abortion laws Savita Halappanavar’s death in October 2012 from infection, after she was not allowed to terminate her pregnancy forced international attention on the controversial abortion laws in Ireland, but according to…

Teachers should become role models: CNLU VC

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) vice-chancellor A Lakhminath said here on Tuesday that even as the present-day education in India has become the worst victim of politics, the academics should strive hard to keep education above politics. Delivering the valedictory address at the 71st orientation programme for college teachers of the state organized by Patna…

Can NGOs raise enough funds from domestic sources?

A decade ago, New Delhi-based non-profit organization Aman Trust applied to the ministry of home affairs for a licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) after foreign donors approached the trust with financial aid. Among them were the Ford Foundation, The Hunger Project and the Tides Foundation. Over the years, however, the non-profit that…

Easy Passport Norms for Orphaned Kids

The laborious paperwork involved in the application process for a passport is now made easier for orphaned and abandoned children. Along with the compulsory birth certificate document, a Matriculation Certificate issued by an educational institution and a Bonafide certificate from the head of the Childcare/Orphanage will now do. Majors born before January 26, 1989, can…